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But Seriously, What is a REST API Anyway?
Despite all the hubbub that has been going on about the chronically forthcoming WP REST API, there is one crucial thing that I think a lot of WordPress developers may not fully understand: What the...
View ArticleMaking Custom REST Routes In WordPress 4.4 and Beyond
In WordPress 4.4, some significant parts of the long awaited REST API made it into WordPress core. While for many use cases you’ll probably need to keep using the plugin until at least WordPress 4.7...
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PHP Configuration Changes with php.ini and phpinfo()
If you do enough WordPress development, you’ll eventually find yourself in need of some PHP environment changes. These’ll look slightly different depending on circumstance, but you’ll have an issue...
View ArticleGutenberg Arrives in WordPress 5.0 Tomorrow
Gutenberg Arrives in WordPress 5.0 Tomorrow →WordPress 5.0 is releasing tomorrow. December 6, 2018. Yay!?I don’t think–as I sit in the airport restaurant–I can or should try to write out all of the...
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Brian Krogsgard’s interview with Matt Mullenweg, 2018 Recap
Brian Krogsgard’s interview with Matt Mullenweg, 2018 Recap →I’m cheered and hopeful that Mr. Krogsgard is correct and Post Status will soon return to form. (It kind of limped out of 2017 and into...
View ArticleEnable Automatic Plugin Updates in WordPress Without Code
One of the best things you can do for WordPress site security it run updates in WordPress often, ideally as soon as they’re available. Making WordPress automatically pull in plugin updates for you is a...
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Most Hosting Recommendations for WordPress Suck. Here’s Why.
When you need to choose a WordPress host, an obvious first step is a Google search. Searching for “best wordpress hosting” yields lots of hosting comparison articles. You can skim a few of them to get...
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PHP for Beginners: Starting on Backend WordPress Development
WordPress, the content management system the internet loves. You can use it for years without needing to tackle PHP, but eventually you’re finding yourself needing it. You go to Bing and search “php...
View ArticleHow WordPress Knows What Page You’re On
How WordPress Knows What Page You’re On →This post about how WordPress works with URL from Ryan McCue has almost everything I love in such things:A certified expert.A thorough examination of both...
View ArticleA CSS-Overload Proposal from Nathan Rice
A CSS-Overload Proposal from Nathan Rice →On his personal blog, Studio Press lead developer Nathan Rice makes an interesting point about the block-derived performance issues that may come from having...
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How to Change a Username on WordPress
How to change username on WordPress seems like an easy question, but WordPress has never really supported the ability to change a username. Changing your admin username in WordPress is possible via...
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Is WordPress Object-Oriented? A Thorough Exploration
Here at WPShout, we’ve got some thorough tutorials on using object-orientation as a WordPress developer. We’ve hopefully convincingly explained that it’s pretty common and easy for a developer to write...
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Rubber Duck Debugging
Rubber Duck Debugging →Over on Thoughtful Code I recently covered the topic of “rubber duck debugging.” It’s a pretty simple procedure but one I love because it works surprisingly well. Here are the...
View ArticleHow to Convert A WordPress Shortcode To A Gutenberg Block
How to Convert A WordPress Shortcode To A Gutenberg Block →Our friend Josh Pollock recently published a guide which I wish I’d written (and which I may yet, because it’s a good idea, and I’m sure going...
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How to Use Simply Schedule Appointments, a Free Online Booking Calendar for...
Today, we’ll cover a free online booking calendar for WordPress called Simply Schedule Appointments. We’ll also cover why, and how to use the powerful appointment-scheduling WordPress plugin.Why Use a...
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How to Use WordPress Conditional Tags
One of the most straightforward, dependable, and useful things in WordPress is what the Codex calls “Conditional Tags.” In her interview for Up and Running, Helen Hou-Sandí said WordPress conditional...
View ArticleIs Josepha Haden Rocking WP Leadership?
Is Josepha Haden Rocking WP Leadership? →I’m not a WordPress core contributor. I don’t write the code, and I don’t make it a priority in my life to be contributing to the Marketting, Accessibility,...
View ArticleMake WordPress Page Cache Plugins Fly on Nginx
Make WordPress Page Cache Plugins Fly on Nginx →This was a great little read about server performance matters from Ashley Rich over at Delicious Brains. While I think most WordPress users (and even...
View ArticleHow to Create Pages in WordPress in Under a Minute
It’s an important part of coming to grips with the platform to create a new page in WordPress. In this Quick Guide we’ll explain how to create pages in WordPress, why you’ll want to do that, and what...
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Where is the WordPress Community?
The “WordPress Community.” Everyone talks about it. And it does exist, and is great.But where, as a person new to this whole WordPress world, should you look to find it? That’s our topic today, we’ll...
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